Cotton Butterfly

Sunday, 23 February 2014

Their claim of "One gift card, 29 million places to spend it" is crap!!!These businesses that take your/our money, and give us gift vouchers, and do not front up with the goods and/or $s is crap!!!

My letter to them ...

Hi There,

Regarding: Pezzycard 4693 9600 0240 0389

My son received the above Prezzycard in the mail for his birthday, from an Uncle in Wellington.

When we went to use at at The Warehouse in Nelson, they would not accept it as payment, as "we did not know the Pin number".

I have since discovered that the card has now expired.

We are requesting a new card be issued for the exact same $ amount, or funds of the same $ value to be deposited into my Kiwibank account

This practice of forfeiting the money as advised by Regan in Customer Service - is not acceptable._________________________________________________________________Their response:

Thank you for the time taken to discuss your concerns around the expiration of your Prezzy card.We are sorry to hear you were unable to use the funds on the card prior to expiration however we are unable to extend the expiry date or reactivate your card.Prezzy cards are valid for a minimum of 12 months with the expiry date being printed on the front of the card. Prezzy cards work much like many gift vouchers- Once the card has expired any unused funds are automatically forfeit.Prezzy card terms and conditions state;1. Expiry: Your card can’t be used after the expiry date printed on the front of the card. Unused value remaining on expiry will automatically be forfeited.Information regarding expiry is provided on the collateral provided with the card, on the rear of the card itself and at http://www.prezzycard.co.nz/terms-andconditions/

Kind regardsBrettPrezzy Card AdminI found this article on Gift Cards, which is well worth a read"With $2.5 billion lost through unused gift cards, many of us are letting what is practically free money expire. This year, don't procrastinate, know your rights, and get the most from your gift cards. ... "

Friday, 21 February 2014

On
Monday night, the Crafty Wenches got together for another Craft Off!

Sally
had 8 ladies attend, and our project was the “Card In A Box”.

Having
made this the day before using the “Flower Shop” stamp set and Pansy punch, entitled "Card In a Box - Flowers", I
was at a slight advantage to the other crafty ladies!

Folded
flat, the card fits in a standard C6 envelope.

Sally
showed us a nifty trick, that only folding the sides down on 2 of the flaps,
when the {lucky} recipient opens the envelope, they are surprised by all the
colours and dimensions on this gorgeous card…

And with all sides folded...

We
used the “Backyard Basics” stamp set and matching Framelits.

Stamped
with Black StazOn Ink, and hand coloured using Blender Pens.

The
cardstock is Sahara Sand, Basic Black and Whisper White, with the gorgeous Sale-A-Bration
“Sweet Sorbet” Designer Series Paper.

I was as asked by a friend to make a 50th Birthday card, and the brief was “Vintage Dress Forms”.

I went back to my favourite “Dress Up” Framelits and got to work.

The base of the card was “Blushing Bride” from the Subtles Collection.

The overlaid card was Naturals White, which has been embossed with the “Modern Mosaic” Embossing Folder, then sponged with Crumb Cake.

I love the vintage vibe of the “Twitterpated” Designer Paper Series, available on My Digital Studio download, so this DSP, along with the “Tea for Two” DSP was used on the dress forms and on the tea cup.

The embellishments really finished the card off, what with the Pearls (Pearl Basic Jewels) for the necklaces and the Antique Brad and the Flower Trim (R) + the Candy Dots Brights in “Old Olive”.

The wording on the front of the card seemed very appropriate “carbs, schmarbs! {eat the cake}” from the “Yippee-Skippee!” stamp set.

And on the inside of the card “I think you are amazing Just wanna let you know” from the “Lovely Romance” stamp set.

I used my Stampin’ Makers in Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, and Old Olive to colour in the words.

For a vintage and muted tone, Stampin’ Up! Ink pads used are Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive.

The jacket on the second dress is made from a paint sample card/chip from our local DIY shop.

Whenever I go in there I grab a whole swag of colours and use them for all sorts of exciting projects!

This card was case’d and adapted from a card I made in class taken by Jacque Williams a couple of years ago, but I changed it up a tad, and added and the panel with the tea cup and tea bag – yes that is a real tea bag and it is Peppermint, so gives the card an extra special aroma!

The "Finishing Touches Edgelits" finished off the bottom of this last page on my "Vintage Dress Up Tri-Fold Card"!

I
am sure Tanya and her friend will be super delighted with this unique handmade
card!

Kathe Oldham - Social Media Maven

Welcome, my name is Kathe, and I am a Social Media Consultant, based in Tasman, New Zealand, www.KatheOldham.co.nz
I am also a MakeUp Artist, Stylist, Fashionista, AND a Craft-A-Holic!
My Lifestyle website is called “The JorjaRose Files” @ www.JorjaRose.com

Annual Sales Awards 2015

Annual Sales Awards 2015

Thank you to all my loyal customers, and now friends for your support. My Stampin' Up! badge arrived on the courier this morning and I am wearing it with pride. Thank YOU

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